The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 22, 2004

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Fallen marvel
Cheeyappara waterfalls on the Kothamangalam-Adimali road, a key attraction for tourists visiting Munnar, sports a dry and barren look as drought spreads across the high range areas. The awesome view of cascading white waters from atop the peak ... More

ECONOMY
A recipe for inflation
SINCE the beginning of this year one has seen a steady rise in the prices of crude oil and commodities. Crude oil once again hit a 13-year high and has also dented the hopes of any quick easing-off. The low inventories of US and surging ... More

Build Kerala brand, exporters told
THE Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra), in association with Kerala State Export Trade Development Council, has organised a one-day workshop here on draft export policy of Kerala. It is organised in the background ... More

Hartals hit Kerala small entrepreneurs, daily wagers hardest, says study
Part of the explanation for the frequent and wide occurrence of hartals in the State should be lying in the cultural premises of Malayalees. More

ENVIRONMENT
NGOs to be roped in to treat hospital waste in Bengal
EVEN as West Bengal's first facility for treating biomedical waste generated by the city hospitals gets under way, efforts are on to rope in NGOs to run `autoclaves' to treat biomedical waste generated by district hospitals. Mr Asim Barman, ... More

HEALTH
Govt yet to wake up to drug-resistant TB
THE calendar would mark another World Tuberculosis (TB) Day (March 24) when mind-boggling statistics will be served up on the illness. But even as the Government is trying to get a handle on TB in the country, lurking in the wings is a ... More

AP Govt, corporate hospitals launch emergency medical services project
IN a bid to reach out to accident victims in the shortest possible time, a network of Government and corporate hospitals have joined hands to launch the Andhra Pradesh Emergency Medical Services project. Inaugurated here today by Dr K. Anji ... More

Civic meet on malaria
KOCHI: The Kochi Corporation has convened a meeting to discuss preventive measures against the spread of malaria in the district. Reports of malaria from the adjoining districts prompted the meeting. The Mayor asked the officials to take ... More

Wrist angioplasty
HYDERABAD: A leading cardiologist from France has said that the process of performing angioplasty through wrist (using radial artery) is gaining popularity. Dr Yves Louvard, a strong proponent of this process, said last year about 36 per ... More

Apollo opens one more clinic at R.A. Puram in Chennai
APOLLO Hospitals on Saturday opened a clinic with a 24-hour pharmacy and an ambulance service in the R.A. Puram suburb of Chennai. The hospital's press release said the clinic offers treatment for a variety of ailments and is equipped with ... More

PETROLEUM
`Gas on tap' gaining popularity in South
BHARATGAS'S reticulated LPG system or "gas on tap" has been steadily gaining in popularity in the southern region, according to Mr P.K. Raghunathan, Chief Manager, LPG, Regional Coordination, South, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Mr ... More

STEEL
Steel users in a fix as demand outstrips supply
Steel users are convinced that the situation cannot last long and are equally firm that they will not ask the Government to intervene. More

SSI
Khadi units urged to focus on exports
THE former Chairman and Managing Director of Syndicate Bank, Dr N.K. Thingalaya, has said that khadi units in the country should focus their attention on exporting their products to the world market. Most of the units in khadi and village ... More

EDUCATION
Kerala State Co-op bank to give educational loans
THE Kerala State Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank has joined the commercial banks and other financial institutions that provide long-term loans for higher education. According to Mr K. Sivadasan Nair, President of the ... More

Mumbai management schools divided on fee issue
The solution to the financial burden a high fee structure places on students, is the award of sponsorships, aid and loans. More

GEMS & JEWELLERY
All that glitters
Want this? Stuff your wallet and come to Pragati Maidan in the Capital. Former Glad Rags supermodel Ms Aditi Govitrikar at a jewellery exhibition organised by `ZAK JEWELS 2004' on Saturday. ... More

MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Fiat on ayurveda hospital
KOCHI: The Ombudsman for Local Bodies, Mr Justice K.P. Radhakrishna Menon, has directed the Ernakulam District Panchayat to get the requisite sanction from the State Government to complete the new hospital complex for the ayurveda hospital ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Meet on remote sensing
HYDERABAD: The National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) has asked the industry to join hands with it in processing the data collected through satellites to put it to use for a variety of applications. Addressing members of Federation of ... More

TRADING

Traders in Kerala to protest

CINEMA
Kerala film chamber riders
KOCHI: The disciplinary committee of the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the new set of agreements drafted by the Chamber, which the artistes are supposed to sign before the commencement of shooting. The committee also ... More

EVENTS
Meet on labour laws
MANGALORE: The Union Government, which has decided to take up a pilot project in 50 districts in India guaranteeing social security to those in unorganised sector, will implement it in Dakshina Kannada and Bangalore districts, according to ... More

Engagements

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Iraq orders: Are tea exporters ready?
INCREASING offtake from Iraq in the New Year, in the wake of the third and fourth tranches of export orders, would appear to herald better times ahead for the tea industry. Trade sources told Business Line that the tender for the third ... More

Solvent extractors seek oilseed import to pep up oil-meal sector
DOMESTIC solvent extractors are pitching for import of oilseeds over importing the edible oil straight. They said the former course would open up avenues for higher capacity utilisation for the extractors and at the same time aid the value-adding ... More

Export units not entitled to duty-free certificate scheme
THE Government has clarified that 100 per cent export-oriented units (EOUs) would not be entitled to avail themselves of the duty free entitlement certificate (DFEC) scheme that had been framed for service exporters. The Directorate General of ... More

Exports to Asean: CII for focus on commodity groups
THE country's exports to the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) can reach $30 billion by 2007, if there is more focus on commodity groups that are of maximum importance to the regional grouping, the Confederation of Indian ... More

TOURISM
Involve local communities in eco-tourism promotion: Panel
A comprehensive policy, with an emphasis on community-based eco-tourism, should be formulated for better coordination. More

Focus on medical tourism
MANGALORE: The Manipal Group, which has a number of medical institutions in the country, is likely to focus on `medical tourism' in the State. In this regard, it has opened a modern heart care centre at Kasturba Medical College (KMC) ... More